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Career test for Iowa State students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 867+ Iowa State alumni actually went on to do.

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What Iowa State grads actually do

Based on 867 notable Iowa State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
165
university teacher
113
American football player
97
basketball player
80
writer
40
engineer
39
lawyer
33
chemist
31
statistician
30
researcher
26
journalist
24
economist
24

Notable Iowa State alumni

Dana Hall
Dana Hall
composer · bandleader
Jeremie Miller
Jeremie Miller
computer scientist · engineer
Nate Mooney
Nate Mooney
actor
John Garang
John Garang
politician · minister
Jack Whitver
Jack Whitver
politician · American football player
Frank Soltis
Frank Soltis
professor · computer scientist
Nawal El Moutawakel
Nawal El Moutawakel
athletics competitor · politician
Darleane C. Hoffman
Darleane C. Hoffman
chemist · university teacher

Salary outlook for top Iowa State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
chemist
10th–90th percentile: $52,950$149,550
$84,680
median / yr

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About Iowa State

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862. On July 4, 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Iowa State is the largest university in Iowa by total enrollment. The university's academic offerings are administered through eight colleges, including the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Engineering, the Graduate College, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the College of Design, Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, and the College of Health and Human Sciences. They offer more than 100 bachelor's degree programs, 120 master's degree programs, and 80 doctoral degree programs, plus a professional degree program in Veterinary Medicine. Iowa State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The university is affiliated with the Ames National Laboratory, the Biorenewables Research Laboratory, the Plant Sciences Institute, and various other research institutes. Iowa State University's athletic teams, the Cyclones, compete in Division I of the NCAA and are a founding member of the Big 12.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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